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Dan Donovan wins special election in New York to fill Michael Grimm seat
Source: Associated Press
Dan Donovan wins special election in New York to fill Michael Grimm seat
Associated Press in New York
Wednesday 6 May 2015 04.12 BST
Dan Donovan, the district attorney connected to the Eric Garner police chokehold death case, has won a special election to fill a New York City congressional seat that became vacant when the Republican incumbent pleaded guilty to tax fraud.
With more than 70% of precincts reporting, Donovan, a Republican, had 58% of the vote on Tuesday and Democrat Vincent Gentile had 41% in the 11th congressional district.
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Associated Press in New York
Wednesday 6 May 2015 04.12 BST
Dan Donovan, the district attorney connected to the Eric Garner police chokehold death case, has won a special election to fill a New York City congressional seat that became vacant when the Republican incumbent pleaded guilty to tax fraud.
With more than 70% of precincts reporting, Donovan, a Republican, had 58% of the vote on Tuesday and Democrat Vincent Gentile had 41% in the 11th congressional district.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/06/dan-donovan-wins-special-election-in-new-york-to-fill-michael-grimm-seat
